Indian Doctor Arrested for Allegedly Killing His Wife With Anesthesia Overdose Months After Their Wedding

A shocking case has emerged from Bengaluru, India, where a surgeon has been arrested for allegedly murdering his newlywed wife by administering a fatal overdose of anaesthesia.

According to reports, Dr. Mahendra Reddy G.S., 31, a surgical resident at the Institute of Gastroenterology Sciences and Organ Transplant (IGOT) under Victoria Hospital, was arrested on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, after forensic tests confirmed traces of anaesthesia in his wife’s body.

His wife, Dr. Kritika M. Reddy, 28, a dermatologist, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at their home in Munnekolal, Whitefield, in April 2025 barely a year after the couple married in March 2024. 

At the time of her death, police registered an unnatural death case, as the cause was unclear. However, new Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) results have since confirmed the presence of Propofol, a powerful intravenous anaesthetic often used in surgical procedures.

“Soon after Kritika Reddy’s death, we had registered a case of unnatural death,” Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said.
“Now, based on the FSL report, the victim’s father has filed a fresh complaint accusing his son-in-law of intentionally administering an overdose of anaesthesia.”

According to investigators, Mahendra Reddy claimed that Kritika had fallen unconscious due to a health issue and rushed her to Cauvery Hospital, Marathahalli, on April 24. However, doctors declared her brought dead.

Hospital staff and police became suspicious when Mahendra strongly objected to an autopsy and allegedly tried to convince both the doctors and his father-in-law, K. Muni Reddy, to skip it.

“I cannot think of doctors cutting my daughter’s body into pieces and examining it. Please don’t do it,” Muni Reddy reportedly told police at the time.

Despite objections from the husband and family, police proceeded with a mandatory autopsy, as the hospital had issued a death memo. The Scene of Crime Officers (SOCO) also searched the couple’s residence, seizing syringes, medical liquids, and injections allegedly used by Mahendra during “treatment.”

The initial autopsy report left the cause of death pending until the FSL analysis was completed. When the FSL report finally arrived this week, it revealed that Kritika’s viscera contained Propofol, confirming anaesthesia overdose as the likely cause.

With this evidence, police upgraded the case to murder and launched a manhunt for Mahendra, who was later traced to Manipal in Udupi district, where he was attending a medical conference. 

In a detailed complaint, Kritika’s father, Muni Reddy, accused Mahendra of financial exploitation, emotional abuse, and infidelity.

He alleged that Mahendra frequently demanded money from his wife’s family and pressured them to build a private hospital in her name, which they could not afford.

“After realizing my daughter had certain health issues, he became distant and started seeing another woman. He continued treating Kritika’s gastrointestinal problems himself by administering intravenous medications, including anaesthetics,” the grieving father claimed.

Police sources suggest that Mahendra grew frustrated after learning of Kritika’s pre-existing health conditions and may have planned the murder as a result.

Additional Commissioner of Police (East Division), Ramesh Banoth, confirmed that a thorough investigation is underway.

“The accused maintains that he was treating his wife’s medical condition, but he has no valid explanation for the overdose,” Banoth said.

Dr. Mahendra Reddy is currently in police custody, and further questioning is expected as investigators seek to uncover the full motive behind the shocking crime.